with a Recipe For Crispy Pork Belly
Several years ago, somewhere deep in Oakland’s Chinatown, in a non-descript hole-in-the-wall, I found myself deliciously alone. Why and how I had managed a moment completely to myself still eludes me …

Not to beat a dead horse here but as of now I am not only inundated with wild plums, but also wild peaches, and Bing cherries are looking real good, cheap and plentiful in the market right now too. And if you’re anything like …

As of now I have various friends/employees foraging wild plums in Sausalito, Vallejo, the outer Mission and Twin Peaks. This is one of the things we’ve been doing with them at the restaurant and I’m not sure if it’s still too ear …

with a Recipe for Garlic Shrimp and Goat Cheese Gratin
To say the first time I met my in-laws was an underwhelming event would be a rather large understatement. In fact, “traumatic” is the word that comes to mind.